The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children′s rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile justice system and in employment.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS
Children Are Persons… Or Are They? An Introduction to the Issues
From Property to Personhood
An Historical and Contextual Perspective on the Rights of Children
Getting It Right
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Differing Views
Perspectives on Children′s Rights and Competencies
PART TWO: A PATCHWORK OF POLICIES
There′s No Place Like Home
The Rights of Children within the Family
When Parents Are Not Enough
The Rights of Children in the Social Service System
Being Patient with Patients
The Rights of Children in the Health Care System
Lessons Learned
The Rights of Children in the Educational System
On Guilt and
Gault
The Rights of Children in the Juvenile Justice System
Working It Out
The Rights of Children in Employment
Concluding Comments
Children
Are Persons!
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